Collar-form



W. D. WHITE.

COLLAR FORM. APPLICATION FILED APR. I2. [918.

1,31 1,105. Patented July 22, 1919.

WWI mom UNITED STATES PATENT F.

WILLIAM I). WHITE, OF EL PASO, TEXAS.

COLLAR-FORM.

Application filed April 12, 1918.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IVILLIAM D. IVHITE, a citizen of the United States, residing at El Paso, in the county of El Paso and State of Texas, have invented new and useful Improvements in Collar-Forms, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to supporting and fastening devices for soft collars of the turn over variety and aims to provide means for holding the front edge in position and supporting the same beneath the chin in a neat and attractive manner.

To this end the invention comprises a supporting or stiffening member designed for insertion beneath the folds of the collar in a substantially upright position and having outwardly and downwardly extending prongs or pins for engagement with the free front edges of the collar, whereby the degree of the opening between such edges may be regulated to suit the individual taste of the wearer.

The invention also aims to provide a device for the above purpose, which is simple in construction and inexpensive to manufacture, permitting of its sale at a low cost.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of a fragmentary portion of a shirt with the collar attached thereto, the latter being supported 7 and secured together by the improved collar form, which is shown in dotted lines;

Fig. 2 is an elevation of a modified form of the invention removed from the collar.

Referring to the drawings in detail the numeral 10 indicates a collar, such as is usually termed a soft collar, the said collar being shown attached to a shirt 11.

Positioned between the folds of the collar at the front or meeting edges thereof, is a frame 12, which includes a body portion and laterally extending side arms or wings located at one end of the body portion. The arms or wings have their edge shaped to conform with the throat and provide a curved surface, which is adapted to lie beneath and support the upper edge of the collar to prevent it from crumpling or fold- Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 22, 1919.

Serial No. 228,223.

ing in an unsightly manner. Formed upon the body portion are upper and lower prongs or pins 16 and 17 respectively, which are formed by being stamped from the material of which the support is made. These prongs are adapted to engage the adjacent front edges 19 of the collar, entering the inner thickness or ply only so as to be invisible from the front. In the form of the invention shown in Fig. 1 the body portion is formed with a central opening to reduce the weight and providing in effect a metal frame.

The form of the invention shown in Fig. 2, the body portion 25 is formed with upper and lower notches or seats 26 and 27 respectively and located within these notches or seats is a longitudinally disposed strip of fabric 28. This fabric is positioned centrally of the body portion and will lie directly behind the opening formed between the adjacent edges of the front of the collar. This strip 28 may be of the same or similar material as the collar and will effectually prevent the support from being seen.

Having described the invention what is claimed is 1. A combined collar fastener and support formed from a single blank of material and comprising an elongated body portion, laterally extending side wings located at one end of the body portion, outwardly and downwardly extending collar engaging prongs, a centrally arranged longitudinally disposed strip of fabric carried by the body portion and means formed on said body portion for holding the fabric in position.

2. A combined collar fastener and sup port comprising an elongated body portion laterally extending side wings located at one end of the body portion, said body portion being provided at each end with oppositely located centrally arranged notches, a strip of fabric positioned in said notches and collar engaging prongs carried by the fastener and positioned at each end of the strip.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

WILLIAM D. WHITE.

Washington, D. G. 

